On the recordApril 16, 2018
We requested Secretary Mattis' legal review of the Department of Defense's authority to use funds appropriated in the fiscal year 2018 defense bill to construct a wall.
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Durbin discusses a letter sent to Secretary Mattis regarding funding for the wall.
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